Western Education in Japan

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Published: 1Feb2012

Executives are often looking to upgrade their qualifications,
especially with an MBA. However, many professional people are not
able to find time for classes during their busy work-week.
Montreal's McGill University has a solution: a weekend MBA program.
The prestigious Canadian university offers a unique program in
Japan where students can earn a full MBA by attending classes on
Saturday and Sunday. Best of all, again, the McGill program is
significantly less expensive than similar programs.

"It includes all the materials, coffee, books, access to
materials, etc. At the moment, this is quite a bit less than the
cost at the home campus."

O'Neill says the strength of the McGill program is that it
brings in professors from its Canadian campus. McGill was recently
named the 17th best university in the world in the QS World
University Rankings, meaning it is not only the top-rated
university in Canada, but one of the best universities in the world
(Tokyo University ranked 25th).

"Our professors are at the forefront of research and teaching in
their areas," says O'Neill. "So, we think this is important for the
students' learning experience."

"We also have very stringent entrance requirements for our
students, because they need to be able to perform at a very high
level, and very intensively, during our program. Our program really
caters to students who want to have a very intense and rigorous
program."

O'Neill says McGill's Japan MBA program has proven popular with
not only Japanese, but students from all over the world.

"Historically, about 40 or 45% of (our) students are Japanese.
We also have students from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan,
Korea, Canada, the US, Europe, South American and sometimes from
Africa."

"This is probably one of the most diverse groups of students
anywhere."